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Down the Great Rebeliion. 



PART r 




Names of the Old Soldiers, Living 
in and Around Olathe, Johnson 
County, Kansas, Who Took Part 
in the Civil War; Their Com- 
mands; The Length of Their 
Service; Their Ages; Their 
Families; Their Street Ad 
dresses and When They 
CcUne to Kansas. : : 



WRll iTN VP AND PUBLISHED R>' 

Charles R, Green 

. /\. l01.O.V.I..Arrry^fthcC.n. ! .! 

THE, K-AN, SEPT., !'Mi. i 




1861 1911 



Fifty Years Afte 



We Volunteered to Put Down the 
Great Rebellion. 



PART "I." 

Names of the Old Soldiers living in 

and around Olathe, Johnson County, 

Kansas, Who Took Part in the Civil 

War. 

Their Commands. 

The Length of Their Service. 

Their Ages. Their Families. 

Their Street Addresses. 

When They Came to Kansas. 



Written Up and Published by 

CHARLES R. QREEN, 

Late of Co. A, 101, O. V. L Army of 
the Cumberland. 

Olathe, Kansas. \' Sept., 1911. 

Register Publishing Co., Olathe, Kansas 



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Olathe Post, a A. R. 



FIFTY YEARS AFTER 

The boys who went out 1861-64 and 
came home in 1865 and '66 and who are yet 
-alive range from 65 to 80 years of age. Few- 
are under 65, some are over 80. The maj- 
ority however are under 70. The names of 
about 140 are given who either get mail out 
of Olathe ofxice or who belong to the G. A. R. 
Post, but are more removed. 

Something less than 200 sleep their last 
sleep in the Olathe Cemetery. Of this 140 
given here 24 are Kansas soldiers. 45 of the 
rest came to Kansas before 1874. Half of 
the 140, I think, were Parmeis in Johnson 
I'oimty within 5 ycais after the close of the 
war, and of recent years have left their 
faims and moved into town. Very few now 
live out in the country. In good weather the 
old boys congregate in the park and have 
good sociable times, yet as winter and spring 
come around how many faces disappear. 

For chis reason mainly we prepare this 
little m.-morial now that we may the more 
easily renieniber what commands our com- 
rades be'i..']\'/cd to. In 1889 the Kansas as- 
sessors l>:'vl separately all the F'^kliers in 
the state hy counties. Copies of the^^f- papers 
went to Topeka, and books may now be seen 
at the G. A. R. Dept. Office. I presume 
Johnson County then had 500 Ex- soldiers. 
In 1894 the G. A. R. Posts of the county had 
about 275 members. It is very sad to find 
a great many Ex-soldiers yet who hold aloof 
from that organization, for it is one that 
benefits the Old Soldier in many ways.. 

The Post in Olathe in 1894 had 86 mem- 
bers. I think they now have about 80. This 
edition does not attempt to state any organi- 
zation the Old Soldier belongs to, nor their 
condition in life. We are all comrades who 
served our country and we should love one 
another. 

Fifty years. — How many changes. How- 
easy for us now to travel to Re-unions or to 
visit our friends as compared to a time 50 
years after the close of the Revolution. 

We have in Olathe an elderly man, by 
name Mr. Kenton, who is a distant relative 
of Gen. Simon Kenton, the old renowned In- 
dian hunter and Kentucky and Ohio pioneer. 
From talking about him to our citizen Ken- 
ton, I was led to look up Simon Kenton's his- 



FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



tory: Born in Va. in 1755, he early emi- 
grated to the Western country then of Ken- 
tucky and was a kindred spirit of Daniel 
Boone. Yet the latter left Kentucky and 
moved to Missouri, and his son was a pio- 
neer here in Kansas. But Simon Kenton 
stayed there and helped redeem Kentucky 
and Ohio from both British and Savage rule. 
Among the foremost in its conquest, always 
out with the volunteers of the Revolution 
and War of 1812 if it had to do with Indians, 
British and the Northwest Territory. 

Re established himself early in the 19th 
centuiy, in Logan Co., Ohio, and when he v/as 
77, about 1832, he felt that the Old Soldiers 
should meet once more. He issued an ad- 
dress, that having thiee months perhaps to 
get circulated among his comrades through 
the Noithwest, he hoped wouia effect a re- 
union. He says : "Fellow citizens, being one 
of the first after Col. Daniel Boone, Vv^ho 
aided in the conquest of Kentucky and the 
W^est, I am called upon to address you. I 
wish to see once more, before I die, my sur- 
viving friends. My solemn promise, made 
50 years ago,* binds me to meet them. You 
have all been invited to meet at Cincinnati, 
Ohio, November, 1832, and I ask the Patriot 
Captains of Steamboats, Stage Contractors 
and Companies, and generous Inn Keepeis 
to make provisions for the going and return- 
ing to Cincinnati from all parts of the West. 
We know they will deem it an honor to ac- 
comodate the gray-haired veterans of the 
West who go to meet their companions for 
the last time. For this may be the only op- 
portunity they will ever have to serve their 
old fathers, the pioneers of the West. 
SIMON KENTON." 

Simon Kenton fell sick and could not at- 
tend the November re-union, though living 
perhaps only 100 miles distant. Perhaps 
about this time he got his pension, which the 
young and poor Uncle Sam had been unable 
to pay any one until about 1832. Kenton 
died in 1836, aged 81. 

Now, my dear old comrades of the pres- 
ent day, do not grumble. Just make the 
best of all our blessings and stand up for our 
Country and our Flag. Yours truly, 

CHARLES R. GREEN. 
*1782 - 1832. Fifty years after the close of 
the Revolutionary War. 



Olathe Post, a A. R. 



OHIO 

WOOD, Samuel T., Co. I. 7 Ohio Vol. Cav. 
Enlisted Aug., 1862, served to end of 
war, came to Kan. 1880, lived in John- 
son Co, 30 yrs., wife and 9 children, 
age 77, No. 222 S. Pine St., Olathe. 

BLACK, George, Co. L, 118 O. V. I. Armij 
of the Cumberland. In service 3 
yeais. Came to Kan. 1865 to his 
present home farm 4 miles south of 
Olathe 1866 where he yet lives 
Master of the State Grange, having 
an office over the Grange store, wife 
and 1 child, age 66. 

GREEN, Charles R., Co. A. 101 Ohio Vol. 
Inf. Enlisted Aug. 8, 1862, and 
served to end of war, about 3 years. 
In Army of Cumberland. Came to 
Kan. April, 1867, in Leavenworth Co. 
several years, Osage Co. 27 yrs., to 
Johnson Co. 1907 ; wife and 4 children 
age 66. 605 Grant Ave., 1 mile S. W. 
of the square. 

BROOKS, George W., Co. F., 113 Ohio Vol. 
/w//:. .. Length of service 3 years. 
Came to Kan. about 1875 to Johnson 
Co., wife dead; 4 children. Mrs. 
Mary E. Gillihan of 414 North Chest- 
nut St. is where Mr. Brooks makes it 
his home when here. He mostly lives 
at the Foit Dodge Soldier's Home. 
He is 67 years old. He comes to our 
gatherings and drums for us. 

MAYNARD, Addison P., Co. D. 195 0. V. I. 
One year's service. Came to Kansas 
1871, settled in the Solomon Valley 
later lived in Marshall and Nemaha 
county, moved to Olathe 1907, wife 
and 6 children. Age 68. Home in 
Fairview Addition, 601 West Poplar 
St. 

TIMANUS, George H., Co. D. 185 O. V. I. 
Served 4 mos. Came to Kan. 1868, 
a single man, age 65. Home, 614 
North Pine St. 



FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



HO LUNGER, Jerry, Co. D. 118 0. V. I. 
From Linna, Ohio. Wife and child- 
ren. Age 70. 400 North Pine St. 

CALLAND, Robert M., Co. D. 42 Ohio Vol. 
Inf. 3 years service. Came to Kan- 
sas 1883 to Johnson Co. Wife and 4 
children. Age 69. Mr. Calland is an 
inmate of the Soldier's Home at 
Leavenworth, but makes his home 
when here with his daughter, Mrs. 
C. V. lownley, 504 West Poplar St. 

LITTLE, JoJm T., Co. 134 Ohio National 
Guard. Did seivice 100 days in Md. 
Came ,to Johnson Co. Kan.,, Aug. 
1868. Wife and 2 children, age 70., 
No. 540 E. Park . 

WOLF LEY, Leivis, Co. A. 145 Ohio National 
Guard. Out 120 days 1864. Order- 
ly sergeant, came to Kansas 1S69 to 
Johnson Co. 1880. Wife has died 
during year. There is a daughter, 
Mrs. Joseph Barrall at Ocheltree 
about 8 miles where Mr. Wolfley stops 
a good deal. His home is at 481 E. 
Spruce St., Olathe, age 78. Mr. 
Wolfley is paralized in his limbs and 
has to use a wheel chair. 

LOl T, ALEXANDER, Co. D. 123 0. V. L 
Two years service. Lost one arm at 
battle of Petersburg. Came to John- 
son Co., Kansas, 1869. Wife and 2 
children. Age 65. He is a member 
yet of Franklin Post G. A. R. but re- 
moved last year to Kansas City, Mo. 
Resides at 407 Askew Ave. 

BOYD, THOMAS W. Co. C. 159 Ohio Vol. 
National Guard. Service 100 days. 
Came to Johnson Co., Kan., Feb. 20, 
1868. Wife and 6 children, some by 
previous marriage. Age 81 in May. 
No. 564 E. Loula St. 

RIPLEY, Edgar, Co. G. 155 Ohio National 
Guard. 4 months service. Came to 
Olathe, Kan., 1871, wife and 3 child- 
ren, age 65, born Feby. 1846, one of 
the youngest soldiers. No. 477 E. 
Park St. 



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CLARK, EMANUEL, Co. F. 31 Ohio Vol. 
Inft. Sergt. of Co. F. 2nd Lieut. Co. D. 
1st Lieut. Co. K, and Captain of Co. A. 
4 years service, Army of the Cumber- 
land. Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 
1865, wife but no children. Age 81 
No. 572 E. Park. Capt. Clark is the 
oldest soldier in Olathe, I think. 

WARD, McDuff, Co. A. 49 Ohio Vol. Inft. 
Enlisted in 1862 and served to the 
end of the war. Came to Kan, Feby. 
1907. Wife and 2 children. Age 68 
No. 1103 E. Loula, East oi the Frisco, 

LO RIMER, John C, Co. A. 78 Ohio Vol. Inft. 
Enlisted in 1862 and served 3 years 
to end of war. Came to Johnson Co., 
Kan., 1867. Wife and 7 sons. Age 
66. No. 1009 E. Loula, east of the 
Frisco. 

HISEY, Soloman, Co. A. 121 Ohio Vol. Inft. 
Served 3 years to end of war. Came 
to Olathe, Kan., Oct., 1868. Wife 
and 3 children. Age 80. 124 Emma 
St. East of Frisco depot. Mrs, Mary 
Hisey, his wife, daughter of Samuel 
B. Cook, Co. B. 6 Kan. Cav. now dead, 
came to Kan. 1856, when Quantrell 
made his murderous raid on Olathe, 
Sept. 6, 1862. Mr. Cook's brother was 
one of those murdered and left out 
on the prarie. Mrs. Hisey read an 
excellent article before the Relief 
Corps 1909 about war day history at 
Olathe when she was a girl at home. 

DeWITTE, William C, Co. B. 4th O. V. Cav. 
from Sept., 1862, to end of war. 
Prior to that he served 14 mos. in the 
band of the 47 O. V. I., enlisting June, 
1861. 44 months service. Came to 
Kan. 1876. Keeps batch over Dick 
Weaver's store, age 66; has a daugh- 
ter, Mrs, Grace Underwood 463 
Montgall Ave,, Kan. City, Mo. 

ATCHISON, Robert M., Co. D., 160 Ohio 
National Guard. Out 100 days. Came 
to Olathe, Kan., Sept., 1869. Wife 
and 4 children. Age 76, 463 E. Park, 



FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



WILSON, James R., Co. A. 78 Ohio Vol. Inf. 
Enlisted in 1861, served to the end of 
the war, 3 yrs. and 8 mos. He was a 
sergt., came to Kan. Sept., 1907. Wife 
5 sons and 2 daughters, age 68. No. 
223 S. Chestnut. 

MITCHELL, WILLIAM F., Co. B., 88 Ohio 
Vol. Lift. Enlisted 17th Aug., 1862, 
served to end of war, 3 years. Came 
to Johnson Co., Kan., Apr. 22, 1868, 
wife and 2 children, age 77. No. 
218 E. Cedar St. 

RE A, Joseph W., Co. B., 136 Ohio National 
Guard. Served 3 months, came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1865, wife but no 
children alive, age 76. No. 117 E. 
Cedar. 

McGEE, William W., Co. C. 159 Ohio Natl. 
Guard. 100 days service in the 
Eastern Dept. 1864, came to Kan. 
1871 to Johnson Co. 1878, wife, no 
children. Age 67. 414 S. Water. 

MOORE, Joseph, Co. L. bth 0. V. Car. 
Came to Kan. 1871, from Clermont 
Co., O. Age 72 Peddler over John- 
son Co. No settled home, single man. 

SWANK, James T., Co. E. 160 0. V. I. 
Served 3 years Co. E. 80 O. V. I. 
Came to Kan. 1868, wife and 3 child- 
ren. 618 S. Chestnut, age 67. 

BRIGGS, Joseph W., Co. B. 13 O. V. I. 
Rosecran's Army of the Cumberland. 
Served 22 months, shot at the battle 
of Stone River. Came to Johnson 
Co., Kan., 1870, age 70, wife and 3 
children. 129 South Keeler Street. 

HOGUE, Thomas L., Co. B. 126 0. V. I. 
Length of service 3 years. 632 V/est 
Loula St. Wife and 4 children. Post 
master of Olathe, age 67. Came to 
Kansas 1870. 

JACK, David L., Co. E, 92 O. V. I. 
Came to Kan. 1869, wife and child- 
ren. Home at 321 S. Cherry St. 



Ulathe fost, G. A. H. 



CROOKS, Capt. John W., Co. F. 126 O. V. I. 
3 years service. 223 S. Walnut, wife 
died 1910; 8 children, age 78. Came 
first to Kan. 1857, 1 yr. returned to 
Ohio and enlisted, came to Kan. and 
settled in 1868. 

VINCENT, Thatcher, Co. H, 43 0. V. I. 
3 years service 1 mile west of Olathe. 
No children but has ^ wife, came to 
Kan. 1885 from Wakeman, 0., age 77. 

SPENCER, Reuben, Co. K. 124 0. V. I. 1863 
out. Co. I. 87 0. V. I., 1862. Came 
to Kan. 1868, wife and 4 children. 
Olathe city 316 West Elm. Age 65. 

HACKETT, Henry M., Co. K. 110 0. V. I. 
202 Cedar St., cor. Kansas Ave. Wife 
and 3 children. Came to Mo. 1866, to 
Kansas 1874. Age 77. 

HONNOLD, Samuel H. ,Co. E, 160 0. V. ^ 
Ohio Nat'l Guard. Haworth & Offen- 
bacher's Addition, Sherman St., Ola- 
the. Wife and daughter. Service -1 
mos. Age 77. Came to Kansas 1870. 

SPEER, William S., Co. A, 78 0. V. I. Served 
3 yrs. and 9 mos. Came to Olathe, 
Kansas, 1868. Wife and 3 children . 
Age 72. No. 557 E. Park St. 

PRATT, William A., Co. C, 48 0. V. I. Serv- 
ed 4 yrs. Came to Kansas ^ 71. Wife 
and 4 children. Age 71. No. 418 
E. Santa Fe St. 

NICHOLS, Jesse T., Co. G., 170 Ohio Nation 
al Guard. Service 4 mos., from May, 
1864. Came to J J nson Co., Kan. in 
1870. Wife and 2 children Age 65. 
Born Sept. 20, 184o. County Treas- 
urer. No. 320 N Cherry. Mr. Nich- 
ols is one of the three youngest sol- 
diers of the Civil War in Olathe. 

LONGNECKER, Joseph, Co. K. 19 0. V. I. 
Came to Kan. 1884. Ave about 68. 
Meets with our G. A. R Pest. Home 
at Spring Hill 



10 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



ILLINOIS 

HOLLINGSWORTH, Jonathan, Co. C, 33 III. 
V. hift. Servf^d from Aur-., 1861, lo 
Dec. 1865, 4 yrs Came to Kansas in 
1869, to Crawfwi d Co., lately to John- 
son Co. Wife and no children. Age 
65. 906 E. Loula. Born April 2, 
1846. 

ST. JOHN, John P., E.v-Cov. of Kan., 1881-2. 
Capt. Co. C, 68 ;//. V. I. Lieut. Col. 
143 III. V. I. Each of these were 90- 
day regiments. Also did service for 
country in the It.dian W^^j s 1853-54- 
55 on the Pacific Coast. Cam.e to Kan. 
April 9, 1869, Olathe. Wife and one 
child. Age 78. His home address 
here is the National Hotel. 

COEN, Patrick H. Co. C, 16 III. Vol. Inft. 
Enlisted May, 1861 and served 3 yrs. 
and 2 mos. Came to Johnson Co., 
Kan., 1869. Wife and 2 children. Age 
79. No. 202 E. Cedar. 

BRUNER, John B., Major of the 26 III. Vol. 
Inft. Served 3 years and 7 mos. That 
comm.and came to Kans. the day he 
was mustered out. July, 1865, tc 
Johnson Co. Wife and 2 childrei^. 
Age 74. No. 411 E. Park St. 

SCaiERMj^HhOk^s, Jonn J. Was 1st Lieu*, 
and Capt. in the 26 ///. Vol. Hft. 
along with Major Bruner. G<?ve ± 
years service. Came to Kan. Aug., 
1865. Has wife and 3 children. Has 
been paralyzed some yeais, but can 
walk and talk with some effort. Age 
about 75. Lives near North etid of 
Cherry street. 

MOORE, John W., Co. A, 117 III. V. I. 3 yrs. 
service to end of war. Came to Kan. 
1879. Been blind 20 years. Wife and 
7 children. Age 70. Home on farm. 
3 miles N. E. of Olathe, R.F.D. No. 3. 

HUFF, George, Co. D, 7 III. V. I. Served 1 
year. Wife, but no children. Came to 
Kan. 1866. Age 68. 328 N. Cherry. 



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WAGNER, William H., Co. K, 85 III. Vol. 
Inft. Service 3 years. Came to John- 
son county, Kan., 1872. Wife and 2 
children. Age 70. No. 508 W. Loiila. 

PELHAM, William B., Co. G, 7 III. Vol. 3 
years service. Co. D, 33 III. Inft, 3 
years and 4 mos. Came to Kan. 1877. 
Wife and 4 children. 113 N. Willie 
St., opposite Santa Fe depot. Age 77. 

CLAM PITT, David W., Co. B, 118 III. Vol. 
Inft. Served 3 years and 2 mos. in 
Dept. of the Gulf. Came to Kan. 1 878. 
18 years ago to this county. Wife and 
3 children. Age 78. No. 411 E. Santa 
Fe Street. 

ENGLE, John A., Co. E, 8 III. Cav. Enlisted 
Feb. 1864, and served to end of war. 
Came to Kansas from Iowa, 1910. 
Wife, no children. 348 W. Cedar, Born 
June 19, 1847, making him one of the 
three youngest Civil War Soldiers in 
Olathe. 

SHAFER, John, Co. H., 22 III. V. Inft. 3 yrs. 
and 3 mos. service. Lives with H. L. 
Phillips, 335 S. Chestnut. Age 73. 
Lost his aim since war by R. R. acci- 
dent. Came to Kan. 1908. Has 3 
children. 

HEMPHILL, Mathew R., Co. F, 80 III. Inft. 
Age 80. 3 j^ears service. Partially 
blind. Wife and children. Came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1865. Born in 
County Autrim, Ireland. Came to 
America 1856. Married to Eliza Ann 
Edgar of 111. close of war. 441 East 
Loula Street. 

STEVENSON, Dr. Robert E., Private in 
10 ///. hift. 3 mos. service, from 
April 15, 1861, and was sent to Cairo 
Apr. 23rd, Col. Prentiss. Ass't. 
Surg, of the 73rd 111. Inft. Served 2 
years with them. Came to .Kan. 
1867. Wife and 4 children, age 72. 
Home 600 West Park. Dr. S. is a 
railway mail agent away from home 
much. 



12 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



HUNT, Aretas L., Co. A, 151 III. Vol. Inft. 
He served 1 year, from Feb., 1865, 
mostly at Columbus, Ga. Came to 
Kan. March, 1871. Wife dead; no 
children. No. 536 E. Park. One of the 
youngest Civil War soldiers of Olathe. 
Born March 3, 1847. Age 64. By his 
good knowledge of all G. A. R. law and 
regulations, generally acts as our offi- 
cer of the day, and is known better as 
Col. Hunt. 



PARKER, Martin V. B., 2nd Lieut. Co. C, 68 
///. Inft.. in 1863. Three months ser- 
vice. In 1864, served in 145 111. 3 mos. 
His first service was in 1861, in the 10 
111. Vol. Inft., the first 3 mos. regiment 
to go out to war from that state. Came 
to Olathe, Kan., fall of 1868. Wife 
and 5 children. Age 70. 601 W. Park. 

COOK, Wilson, Co. D, 113 III. Vol. Inft. He 
served in it 3 years to end of war. 
Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 1866. Wife 
and 5 children. 76 years old. No. 123 
N. Mahaiiie, near the Frisco. 

FURRY, William, Co. C, 54 III. hift. East of 
Olathe 3 or 4 miles, R. F. D. No. 3. 
Came to Kansas in 1870. 

SNIDER, John W., Co. F. 123 III. Mt. Intf., 
Wilders Brigade. Came to Kan. 1870. 
Neosho Co. first, then to Johnson Co. 
Wife and children. 413, S. Cherry 
Temporarily away at Rich Hill, Mo. 

NEIL, Robert A., Co. K, 5 III. Cav. Served 
4 years and 1 month. Age 69. Wife 
and child dead. Lives now alone on 
S. Church St., beyond Frisco track. 
Has been in the Leav. Military Home. 
Came to Kan. 1868, 12 years in Os- 
borne Co. and the rest time in John- 
son Co. $12 per month pension. 

ELGIN GTON, Abraham N., Co. C, 129 lU. 
V. I. Served 2 years and 10 months 
Came to Kan., Johnson Co., 1869. 
Wife died 1908. 3 children, all away 
from the father's home. Age 72. 
225 S. Blake. 



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McCLENDON, J. F., Co. I, 72 III. V. I. Came 
to Kan. 1906. 

DURFLINGER, Daniel, Co. C, 129 III. Vol. 
Inft. 2 years, 10 months service. 
Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 1880. 
Wife died 1908. 6 children. Brother 
in-law of Edgington. Age 74. Home 
on North Chestnut. 

REITZ, Nicholas, Co. H, 117 III. Vol. Inft. 
Served 3 years. Came to Johnson 
Co., Kansas, 1868. Wife and 5 child- 
ren. Age 72. Belongs to the Olathe 
G. A. R. Post, but lives 10 miles away, 
at Monticello, R. F. D. No. 1, Olathe. 

CLARK, Edwin M., Co. K, 101 III. Vol. Inft. 
Length of service, 3 years. Came to 
Kansas 1869. Wife dead. Has 2 
children. Age 71. Lives with son, 
on his farm, 2 miles east of Olathe. 

PHELPS, Cicero, Co. D, 11 III. Cav. Came 
from Bureau Co., HI., to Kansas in 
1866. Wife and 7 children. Age 71. 
Lives at 108 West Prairie Street. 



14 tlFlY YEARS AFTER 



KANSAS 

McINTYRE, Fred L., Co. G, 15 Kan. Cav. 
Enlisted in 1864. Served to end of 
war. Youngest soldier of the civil 
war alive in Olathe. Born Oct. 5, 
1848. No wife or children. He and 
his brother have run Hotel business 
in Olathe 8 years, now the Avenue 
House. Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 
1857. Age 62. 

HUNZINGER,, Jacob R., Co. L, 16 Kan. Cav. 
He first enlisted in the 7th Kan. as a 
scout m the fall of 1862. A year later 
he got transferred to the 16th Kan. 
Cav. and was bugler in Co. L. until 
the end of the war. Age 67. He came 
to Kan, in 1851, his parents being at 
Ft. Leavenworth. Lived in Johnson 
Co. 33 years. Wife, but no children 
of his own. They raised a girl, Miss 
Elma Tate, who yet lives with them. 
120 S. Kansas Ave. 

PICKERING, Isaac O., 1st Lieut. Co. F, and 
Staff Officer Wi Kan. Cav. In ser- 
vice 4 years. In 1861 was out with 
Gen. Lane's Brigade. Came to Kan. 
June 6, 1859, enlisting from Coffee 
Co. Wife and 6 children. Age 69. 
No. 507 W. Park St. 

McCLEARY, Elias J., Co. D, nth Kan. Inft. 
Length of service, 4 months, to end of 
war. Came to Kansas to settle 1867," 
to Johnson Co. 1868. Wife and 4 chil- 
dren. Age 66. Lives 5 miles S. W. 
of Olathe, R. F, D, No. 2, 

MIZE, JoJinso7i, Co. A, 11 Kan. Cav. Came 
to Kan, July, 1854, 418 E. Prairie. 

CARPENTER, Austin G., 1st Lieut. Co. D. 
9th Kan. Cav. Quarter-master and 
Commissary of the Regiment, 2 years 
at first, then towards the last was 
Q. M. 6 years again. Altogether 3 
years and 3 mos. service. Came to 
Johnson Co, in 1865, but to Allen Co. 
Kansas, first in 1857. Wife and 2 
children. Age 80. 115 S. Walnut. 



Kjiaine rosi, u. ^. /\. id 

BURGESS, Henderson L., Co. D, 18 Kan, 
Cav. 4 mos. service, July to Nov. 
1867, fighting Indians on the Kansas 
frontier. The U. S. Regulars not be- 
ing strong enough to guard all points 
after Civil War, the War dep't allowed 
4 companies, 358 officers and men, to 
be organized under Major Horace L. 
Moore of Lawrence. A number of 
men were killed and wounded. Num- 
ber of casualities being about 10 per- 
cent. Two or three soldiers of this 
and the 19th Kan. Regt. are given in 
this roster who, while not old soldiers 
of the Civil War, yet battled valiently 
for our country's good 43 years ago. 
Mr. Burgess came to Kan. Dec, 1866. 
Has wife and 4 children. Age 62. No. 
558 East Paik St. 

LAMASNEY, Richard, Co. G, 2nd Ka7i. Cav. 
Col. Cloud, through the whole war, 8I/2 
years. Came to Johnson Co., Kan. 
1857. Wife and 3 children. Age 78. 
Lives on farm 5 miles S. W. of Olathe. 

WENDT, August, Co. M. Gth Kan. Vol. Cav. 
Length of service in that, 2 years and 
3 mos. In 1862 he served one year in 
Jackson Co., Mo., State Militia. Came 
to Kan. and settled in Johnson Co., 
Aug., 1865. Wife and 6 children. 
Age 73. No. 233 S. Keeler. 

KENNEDY, Jefferson, Co. B, 6 Kan. Cav. 
Service 1862 to 1865, —3 years. Came 
to Kansas 1862. Wife and 4 children. 
Age 68. Lives in Stanley, which is 
h's post office, but belongs to the 
Olathe G. A. R. Post. 

COOK, William J., Co. B. 6 Kan. Cav. Ser- 
vice about 3 years. Came to Kansas 
in the 50's. Wife and 1 daughter. Age 
66. Lives 5 miles east and 2 south 
of Olathe, R. F. D. No. 5. 

ADAIR, Thomas, Co. A, 10 Kan. Inft. Capt. 
of a comjmny, 83 U. S. C. T. Came 
to Kan. 1857. Lives 21/2 miles N. E. 
of Olathe,, on Kansas City road. Age 
87. Wife and children. 



lb tit I Y YEARS AFTER 



ARMSTRONG, Orchester F. Co. D, 6th Kan. 
Served 3 years to end of war in this 
organization. In 1861 he served in 
the Bates Co. Militia 1 year. Came 
to Kan. 1861. Wife and 6 children. 
Age 74. 1006 E. Park, near Frisco. 

ELSON, Elias, Co. F, 14 Kan. Cav. Came 
to Kan. 1858. Enlisted from Miami, 
but has lived mostly in Johnson Co. 
Spelled in the Directory "Elston." No. 
429 South Cherry St. 

RUPPELIUS, Jacob, Co. D, 1th Kan. Cav. 
Length of service, 4 years. Came to 
Kansas from 111. with a company of 
men in 1861, on purpose to go into 
the 7th Kan Cav. Came back to Kan. 
and settled here 1868. Wife and 11 
children. Some of the children and 
Mr. Ruppelius live in Olathe. Wife 
in Kansas City. Age 72. 

PELLETT, William, Co. H, 12 Kan. Vol. I. 
for 3 years, from Aug., 1862. Seived 
in 1861 in th Olathe Home Guard Co. 
Cav. under Capt. Schriver, which 
acted as Scouts out around, sometimes 
as far away as Ft. Scott. Came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1859. Wife and 
one son. Age 79. 572 W. Park. 

STEEN, James, Co. H, and Co. G, 9 Kan. 
Cav. Born in Canada. Came to Kan. 
1858. 540 W. Elm. Wife and children. 

FENN, Isaac, Co. K, 11 Kan. Cav. 2 miles 
N. E. of Olathe on Santa Fe Trail. 

MERRITT, Frank, Co. G, 16 Kan. Cav. 617 
W. Elm St. Wife and 2 children. Age 
70. Came to Kan. 1856. Length of 
service, 2 1/2 years. 

LYMAN, William A., Co. G, 7 Kan. Cav. 
Served 4 years and 1 month, until 
Sept., 1865. Was the company bug- 
ler through his first enlistment. Lives 
1 mile west of Olathe. Ls rural mail 
carrier on Route No. 3. Came to Lynn 
Co., Kan., in 1857. Age 67. Wife 
and 3 children. 



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WOOLARD, Isaac J., Co. C, (Capt. Simp- 
son's Co.) 15 Kan. Cav. Came to 
Kan. 1855. Enlisted from Miami Co., 
but came to Johnson Co. after war. 
Been blind 45 years. Wife and 3 chil- 
dren. Home 519 N. Chestnut. 

ELSTGN, John, Co. I, 5th Kan. Cav. Served 
3 years from Johnson Co. Came to 
Kan. 1857. Wife dead; 6 children. 
James Elston, a son, lives at Spring 
Hill. Age 70. Mr. Elston is away 
just now much of the time holding 
down some land at Kimball P. O., 
Hamilton Co., Kan., but still claims 
this as his final home. 

LEAR, Jesse G., Co. B, 19 Kan. Cav. Cor- 
poral Geo. Crawford's Regt., fighting 
the Indians 1868 and 69. Six months 
under Gen. Custer. He went from 
Atchinson in Capt. Charles E. Reek's 
Co. Was also in 1st Colo. Cav. Lives 
in Fairview Addition alone. Age 72. 

MOLL, William, Co. I, 12 Kan. Vol. Inft. 
Enlisted in 1862 and served to end of 
war. Came to Johnson Co., Kan., in 
June, 1860. Wife and 9 living chil- 
dren. Age 72. 523 W. Santa Fe. 



18 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



MISSOURI 

WILSON, Caleb B., Co. G., Uh Mo. Mounted 
Inft. Enlisted in 1862 for 3 years, 
but was mustered out June, 1S63. 
Came to Kan. about 1898. Wife and 
5 children. Age 78. 440 S. Chestnut. 

BEAUCHAMP, William, Served in a Mo. 
organization, known as the "Provi- 
sional Troop of Mo." 1862, 1863 and 
1864, then he went into the 39th Mo. 
Vol. Inft. and served to end of war, 5 
months. Total length of war service, 
3 years. Came to Olathe, Kan., 1892. 
Wife and 5 children. Age 79. Home 
at No. 503 S. Cherry. 

HOU GLAND, David P., Co. C, 2nd BattTn 

of Cav., Mo. State Militia. Length of II 

service, 2 years. Came to Kan. April, I 

1857. Went to Pleasant Hill, Mo., I 

1859, and lived there 2 years. 1861 j 

moved to Johnson Co. and settled. His i 

wife died in 1878. Not married ; 

again. Has 3 sons. Age 78. Mr. I 
Hougland lives on his faim with his 
son, Clarence, 3 miles S. W. of Olathe. 

McKAY, David F., Co. D, 1 Mo. Vol. Cav. 2 
years service. Had served prior to 
that in Mo. Militia. Came to Kan. in 
1910. Wife and 8 children. Age 67. 
475 E. Park. 

JOHNSON, John W., Co. F, 43 Mo. V. Inft. 
2nd Lieut. Served to the end of war. 
Wife and 6 children. Age 70. Of the 
firm of Johnson & Son, proprietors of 
the old Ott store. 

NOLAND, Thomas W., Co. B, Srd Mo. Cav. 
Came to Wyandotte Co., Kan., 1865. 
Wife. 446 S. Chestnut. 

ABBOTT, George W ., Co. C and Co. A, 6th 
Mo. Cav. Enlisted July, 1862, served 
to Aug., 1865, in the Army of the Gulf. 
Came to Kan. 1903. Became blind in 
one eye 1903, and the other eye 1905. 
Wife and 4 children. Age 71. Lives 
at 123 Buchanan St. 



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INDIANA 

ADAIR, Austin, Co. B, 6 Ind. Vol Inft. Be- 
longs to the Olathe G. A. R. Post. Age 
about 73. Wife and 1 child. An old 
settler of Johnson Co. who is now liv- 
ing in California. 

ROGERS, Solon R., Co. A, Uh Ind. Vol. Car. 
Length of service, 19 mos. Came to 
Kan. 1887. Wife dead. Has 2 chil- 
dren. Rural delivery carrier. Age 
68. 510 W. Park St. 

LAIRD, Albert R., Co. F, 7 Ind. Vol. Cav. 
Service 1863 to March, 1866. Came 
to Kan. 1869. Wife and 4 children. 
Age 66. Home, 700 Grant Ave., or 1 
mile S. W. of Court House. 

COOPER, Steven V., Co. C, 2 Ind. Vol. Cav. 
Enlisted July, 1861, served to end of 
war, 4 years. Came to Johnson Co., 
Kan., 1874. Wife and 3 children 
alive. Age 68. No. 402 E. Santa Fe. 
Mr. Cooper later told me that he 
served 18 mos. in the 8th Ind. Inft., 
but v/hen he veteraned he went into 
the 2nd Cav. 

HAWKINS, John W., Co. I, 10 Ind. V. Inft., 
Enlisted Sept., 1861, served 2 yrs. and 
4 mos. Wounded badly at Battle of 
Chicamauga. Came to Kan., 1885. 
Been in Johnson Co., 11 years. Wife 
and 7 children. Age 67. 225 N. 
Walnut St. 

OGG, Franklin R., Co. I, 19th Regt. Ind. Vol 
Inft. Enlisted July, 1861. Served 2 
years. Came to Kan. Feb., 1869. 
Wife and 2 children. Age 66. 510 
E. Park St. 

FULTON, Afidreiv C, Co. A, 34 hid. V. Inft. 
Enlisted Aug. 2, 1861, and served 4 
years, 6 months and 6 days, all in this 
command. Went in as a private and 
came out as a Brevet Capt. Came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1879. Wife, but 
no children, but have an adopted 
daughter. Age 71. 449 S. Cherry. 



20 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



COY, William L., Co. E,ll Ind. Cav. 2 yrs, 
service to end of war. Came to Kan 
1879 ; to Johnson Co. last 2 yrs. Wife ! 
and 6 children. Age 67. Pastor of 
the Free Methodist congregation. 
Home over Ott's store. 

MOORE, Thomas S., Co. G, 87 Ind. V. Inft. 
Served in that 1 year, then in Co. G, 
29 Ind. Vol. Inft., a little over 1 year, 
to end of war. Came to Kan. 1871; 
to Johnson Co. 1895. Wife and 5 
children. Age 79. 216 S. Dudley, 
east of the Frisco. 

WITHERS, John A., Co. D, 42 Ind. V. Inft. 
4 years service. Came to Kan, about n 
1891. Wife dead. Has 3 children 
alive. Age 75. 217 N. Pine. 

ZIMMERMAN ,William H., 1st Lieut, and 
Brevet Capt. of Co. F, 81 hid. V. Inft. 
3 years service to end of war. Came 
to Johnson Co., Kan., 1870. Wife and 
7 children. Age 73. 427 E. Loula, 



OlathePosL G. A. R. 21 



IOWA 

WE ST LAKE, Francis M„ Co. B, 36 Iowa 
Vol. hift. Served 6 mos. in the years 
1862-63, then discharged for disabili- 
to to longer serve as a soldier. Came 
to Kan. 1877; to Johnson Co. 1909. 
Wife end one adopted child. Age 69. 
1304 E. Loula, east of the Frisco. 

STYPES Charles, Co. E, 1st Iowa Vol. Inft. 
Enlisted April, 1861, ana served 3 
mos,, discharged for disability, used 
up by rheumatism. Came to Olathe, 
Kan., about 1890. Wife and 3 chil- 
dren. Age 73. Cor. Church and 
Loula Sts. 

JOHNSON, Charles M., Co. C, 15 loiva Inft. 
Came to Kan. 1885. Wife and 2 chil- 
dren. Lives 1 mile S. W. of Court 
House, in the country, on Gardner 
road. 

OAT MAN, Charles E., Co. D, 7 Iowa Inft. 
Length of service, 3 years. Came to 

Kan. . Has children. Lives 

with a daughter part of the time, 
who lives f/o mile west of Olathe. 

SCOTT, V/ilUam A., Co. E, 15 Iowa V. hift. 
Length of service, 3 years. Came to 
Kan., to Shawiiee Mission, 1852. 
Lived 28 years at Ellsworth, where 
he has a wife and 1 son, aged 45. 
Came to Johnson Co. 15 years back. 
Rooms over the Ott store. Has a 
niece, Mrs. Smith, here. Mr. Scott's 
age is 73. 

SANDERS, Charles, Co. E, 20 Iowa V. Inft. 
Enlisted Aug., 1862. Served to end 
of war, 3 years. Came to Kan. 1884 ; 
to Johnson Co. 1909. Wife and 2 
children. Age 69. No. 419 W. Cedar, 
near Hodges Bros, lumber yard. 

McCAMPBELL, Thomas D., Co. H, 47 loiva 
Vol. Inft. Service 7 months. Born 
Jan. 20, 1848. Came to Kan. 1870. 
Wife and 1 child. Age 64. Lives % 
mile N. E. of Court House, next to 
John Huff's, in the country. 

GRIM, John M., Co. K, 6 Iowa Vol. Inft. 
Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 1877. 
Wife and 1 daughter. 207 S. Cherry. 



22 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



COLORADO AND NEW MEXICO 

LEAR, Jesse G., Co. G, 1st Col. Vol. Cav. 
Enlisted the last year of the war and 
served 10 months to Nov., 1865. Came 
to Atchinson, Kan., 1856. Lived for 
some years at Emporia, where his 
wife and children are buried. Age 
72. His home now is Fail view Addi- 
tion, Olathe. 

TEAS, William C, Co. D, 2nd Col. Cav. 
Enlisted May, 1862, served to end of 
war, 3 years and 1 month. Came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1866. Wife and 2 
children. Age 69. 108 E. Cedar. 

MATENORIO, Joe, a Mexican, Co. E, 1st i 
New .Mexico Cav., Col. Kit Carso7i 
Service 3 years, from Sept., 1861. 
Been m Kan. more than 40 years, 
mostly in Johnson Co. Age 78. $20 
pension. Negro wife. 311 Mulberry. 

MORLEY, Oswin G., Co. K, 1st Col. Cav. 
Enlisted at Denver, 1861. Served 3 
years and 2 months from Trumbull 
Co., Ohio. Came to Kan. 1864. Lived 
at Dodge City. Wife and 1 child. 
Age 70. $17 pension. 435 N. Chestnut. 



MINNESOTA AND MICHIGAN 



NEHRHOOD, Edmund F., Co. B, 5th Minn. \ 
Vol. Inft. Enlisted Feb., 1862. He j 
served until Sept. 1865. Came to Kan. 
1902. Age 71. Wife and 3 children, 
and also an adopted daughter. 309 I 
North Cherry. 

RULISON, William A., Co. I, 3 Mich. hift. 
Served from Oct., 1864, to June, 
1866. Came to Kan., 1868. Wife 
and 3 children. Age 68. 129 North 
Chuurch St. 

WALKER, Ralston, Co. C, 1st Mich. Vol. L 
Length of service, 17 mos. He went 
out in the 3 mos. service, 1861, was 
captured at the Battle of Bull Run 
and held prisoner for 13 mos. Came 
to Olathe, Kan., Feb. 9, 1869. An old 
bachelor. Age 70. Ill W. Park. 



Olathe Post, G. A. R. 23 



NEW YORK 

ilLLER, Henry S., Co. E, 117 N. Y. V. Inft. 
Length of service, 3 years. Came to 
Johnson Co., Kan., 1868. Wife and 3 
children. Age G8. 224 E. Park. 

lELLER, Stepheji E., Co. E, 134 N. Y. Vol. 
Inft. 3 years service. Came to Kan. 
1869. Wife and 2 children. Age 72. 
Home at 408 W. Santa Fe Ave. 

.A ROCK, Novbert, Co. B, 16 N. Y. V. Inft. 
Enhsted Aug., 1861, and served 2 yrs. 
Came to Kan., Osage City, 1880; to 
Johnson Co. 1893. V/ife and 2 chil- 
dren. Age 68. 579 E. Loula. 

1EEVES, Francis, Co. M, 15 N. Y. Engiyi'rs. 
Enlisted in 1864, served to end of war. 
Came to Kan. 1878. Wife and 4 chil- 
dren. Age 66. N. Woodland Ave. 



PENNSYLVANIA 

WARNER, Ephrmm D., 6 Pa. Vol. Inft. 
Served 5 mos., enlisting at Lincoln's 
first call for 3 mos. men, April, 1861. 
In Oct., 1861, he enlisted again in Co. 
H, 10th N. Y. Cav., served in it 37 
mos. Came to Kan., 1870. Age 76. 
Wife and 1 child alive. 317 N. Cherry. 

VINTERMUTE, Cicero, Co. H., 2 Pa. Heavy 
Artillery. Enlisted Dec, 1861, served 
3 years. Came to Johnson Co., Kan., 
July, 1866. Wife and 3 children. Age 
69. Lives 1 mile N. E. of Olathe, north 
of the Santa Fe Heights Addition. 
Been paralyzed 8 years. Can talk 
in a whisper, and get about a little 
with help. 

WTTINGER, Frank, Co. G, 67 Pa. V. hift. 
Enlisted Sept., 1864, and served to end 
of war. Came to Kan. 1869, to John- 
son Co. Wife and 5 children. Age 
73. No. 570 E. Loula. 



24 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



HENRY, Robert J., Co. C, 62 Pa. V. Inft. 
In this he served 1 year, then to the 
end of the war in Co. A, 98 Pa. Vol. 
Inft. Came to Kan. 1880. There are 
6 children alive by first wife who died 
1903. Married again and lives at 323 
S. Chestnut. Age 71. 

BARR, William L., Co. G, 28 Pa. Vol. Inft. 
3 months service. Came to Kan. 1878 
Wife and 4 children. Age 69. Home 
near his brother in law, Samuel Rals- 
ton's in Fairview Addition. 

WRIGHT, Steivart, Co. B, 134 Pa. Vol. hift. 
Service 9 mos. and 20 days. Came to ! 
Johnson Co., Kan., Feb., 1872. Wife \ 
and 4 children. Age 69. Lives 5 miles 
S. E. of Olathe, R. F. D. No. 5. 

TAGGART, David, Co. G, 140 Pa. V. Inft., 
Potomac Army. 5 miles S. E. of Ola- 
the, R. F. D. No. 5. 

RALSTON, Samuel F., Co. K, 1 Pa. Reserve 
Cav. Length of service, 3 yis. Came i 
to Kan. 1885. Wife and 6 children. 
Age 73. Lives 1 mile N. W. of Court 
House, in Fairview Addition. I 



MASSACHUSSETTS 

RAMSDELL, Henry L., Co. —,10 Mass. Vol. 
Inft. Service — years. Came to Kan. 

. Kept the Maple Hotel, E. Park, 

belongs to the Olathe G. A. R. Has 
moved recently to Kansas City. Ex- 
pected back in a year. 



VERMONT 

RICHARDSON, Luther S., Co. B, 16 Vt. Vol. 
Inft. Was out 13 months, in years 
1862-63. Came to Kan. 1867 ; to John- 
son Co. 1910. Wife and 4 children. 
Age 6Q. 496 E. Park St., just east of 
the D. & D. Institute. 



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CONNETiCUT 

BROCKWAY, William S., Co. A, 10 Conn. 
Vol. hi ft. Enlisted for 3 years. Was 
wounded and discharged after 1 years 
service. Came to Kan. first 1866, to 
Franklin Co. Returned east, but came 
back and settled for good, 1869, in 
Franklin Co. again. Wife and 1 child. 
Age 69. 205 S. Walnut, Olathe. 



NAVY 

CORP, John S., U. S. Navy, Ship No. 14. 
Length of service — years. Came to 
Kan. about 1870. Wife and children. 
Age 70. Lives 8 miles S. E. of Olathe. 



U. S. COLORED TROOPS 

ROSS, W] lit field, (c) Co. F. 79 U. S. C. T. 
Enlisted 1862 from Topeka. Served 
3 years, in Capt. Cripp's Company, 
Ft. Scott and Ft. Smith. Came to Kan. 
1862 from Mo. Lived in Olathe 8 yrs. 
Wife and children. 618 N. Water. 

ALLEN, John, Co. H, 65 U. S. C. T. from Mo. 
Enlisted 1884, served 3 yrs. Was a 
slave. Came to Kan. 1891. Wife and 
9 children. Lived in Olathe 14 yrs. 
Pension $12. Age 72. 601 North 
Chestnut St. 

PAGE, David, Co. K, 5 U. S. C. T. Enlisted 
in 1863, Noble Co.. O. Served to end 
of war in Potomac Army. Came to 
Kan. 1867. Lived here in Olathe 43 
years. Wife and 3 children. $12 pen- 
sion. Age 68. 239 S. Church St., 
south of Frisco depot. 

RICH, alias John L. Martin, (c) from Ala- 
bama. Enlisted at Nashville, Co. A, 
2 U. S. C. Light Artillery. Served 
there 2 years. 141 N. Blake. Came 
to Kan. 1869. Wife and 7 children. 
Age 65. $12 pension. Has lived here 
12 years. 



26 FIFTY YEARS AFTER 



ERRATA. 



Page 11. 

In William Pelham's Record, 7 111. 
Vol. Inft., 3 years should read 3 mos. 



In .John A. Engles record, 8 111. Cav. 
he has one son that I know of. 



Page 14. 

In Capt. Carpenter's record, 9th 
Kan. Cav., read 6 months instead of 
6 yearc. 



Page 17. 



In Jesse O. Lear's record, 19 Kan. 
Cav., read Gov. Crawford's Reg't. 



Page 18. 

In David P. Hougland's record, 2nd 
Mo. Cav. S. M., read— moved to Pleas- 
ant Hill in 1858, and married in 1859. 



Page 24. 

In Luther Richardson's record, 16 
Vt. Vol. Inft., read— 446 E. Poplar, N. 
of the D. & D. Institution. 



Ohio has about 37 soldiers in this 
list Illinois comes next with some 
29 names. Kansas, with 24. Indiana, 
17. Pennsylvania, Missouri and Iowa 
with from 6 to 10 each. Altogether 
about 140. 



